The 1.3 billion Catholic Christians around the world welcomed Leo XIV as their new leader this month following the death of the widely loved Pope Francis. It was in the middle of the last century that ...

While the Palace Museum, China's imperial palace in Beijing from 1420 to 1911, also known as the Forbidden City, houses myriad artifacts that showcase traditional Chinese craftsmanship, it also boasts ...

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A collection of 100 cultural relics of Western science and technology in the reigns of Kangxi and Qianlong (1681-1796) from the Palace Museum will be exhibited in Shangdong Museum from Dec 1. This is ...

In Russian, the word "Kremlin" means citadel, indicating state power. But it's more than that for Elena Gagarina, director of Moscow Kremlin Museums. For her, the complex is a unique historical and ...

Located in Beijing's Haidian District today, the compound that contains lakes, gardens and palaces was used as a summer resort by emperors for centuries. It was given its current name, Yiheyuan, by ...